This boat was built in 1899 on the hull of the
ADVANCE. JW wrote that the first
trip to the EMW by the T. J. WOOD was on
April
10, 1900, after the boat had been sunk. Their are numerous other
mentions of the boat having repair work completed including
May 4, 1906,
June
27, 1908,
with the final entry being
October 1920 when the boat was sold and towed
away. Additional entries can be found by using the search function
on the Home Page.
This photo is dated 1919 by the photographer,
Robert Eberhart, and was taken at the
West Elizabeth Boat Yard
which was / is located slightly up river and on the opposite side
from the Elizabeth Marine Ways. The EMW is visible below the
bridge.
The other boats seen include the
BERTHA
and the
JIM BROWN. JW does not
mention in his journal that these three boats were at the EMW at
the same time. |
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